Bard

Bard

Skills

Adventurer's Road

Masteries

Bard
Far from shy harpists, Bards dive into the thick of battle, making magic with their music. They can attack with potent sound waves, but can most often be found strumming rousing songs that heal or bolster their allies.
General information
Type	Magic type
Weapon	Harp
Attack Speed	1.8 seconds
Stats
Single Target
Area of Effect
Defensive
Evasive
Heal
Support

Bard is a magic class who wields the Harp as their weapon of choice.

Description

Consummate masters of support, Bards know a song for every situation. Always a hit in parties, their sonic skills are enough to see them through a solo performance. With harp in hand, they can unleash songs to harm, heal, or help, ensuring they'll always be called on for an encore.

Skills

	Storm Song			Play a song with a power of storm, unleashing sonic waves that crash into the enemy dealing Storm damage.
	Attack		1

	Blissful Harmony			Play a pure melody that flashes with heavenly light, dealing Light damage to the enemy.
	Attack		1

	Healing Harmony			Strum a soothing melody, healing the target and granting them inner peace.
	Healing	Assist	4

	Ambient Drone			Electrify your performance, cranking up that synth sound to deal Lightning damage and stun enemies in range.
	Attack		8

	Ballad			With a gentle melody, enter the hearts of your target and restore the target’s health.
	Healing	Assist	13

	Healing Tones			Perform a soft chorus that resonates among the party to recover everyone’s health.
	Healing	Assist	18

	Holy Notes			Sing a sacred melody to recover the target’s health.
	Healing	Assist	24

	Rhapsody			Greatly increases the movement speed of the party.
	Buff	Assist	30

Combo system

Each time a Bard uses one of their skills, it produces one note, depending on the type of skill. Healing skills produce red notes while offensive skills produce green notes.

Icon	Buff	Description	Additional effects
	Tunes of Harmony	Healing +8% and increases range of "Healing Harmony," "Healing Tones," and "Holy Notes" by 5 meters. Stacks up to 3 times. Increase by casting "Storm Song", "Blissful Harmony", "Ambient Drone" and "String of Punishment". Casting "Healing Harmony", "Ballad", "Healing Tones", "Holy Notes" and "Phoenix Rising" costs one Tunes of Harmony.	With a green note available, Bards will be able to heal all players, including non-party members, within the range.
	Tunes of March	DMG +4% (detailed), DMG of Harp skills +15%. Stacks up to 3 times. Increase by casting "Healing Harmony", "Ballad", "Healing Tones", "Holy Notes" and "Phoenix Rising". Casting "Storm Song", "Blissful Harmony", "Ambient Drone" and "String of Punishment" costs one Tunes of March.	With a red note available, the 4% DMG boost increases damage against bosses, elites and players.

Weapon Mastery

File:Weapon Mastery-bard.png

Left Path

“	The phoenix, reborn, rises from the ashes of its regrets. Use the harp to imitate the haunting call of the phoenix and obtain Warm Mist. Use this to help those in need.	”

Icon	Name	Description	Effect
	Phoenix Rising	Summons the Power of the Phoenix, temporarily granting surrounding allies the energy of the Phoenix Ashes Rejuvenation, which recovers HP and prevents death one time.	Allies escape certain death once and recovers 20% of their HP in the process. This lasts 6.0 seconds. Adds 1 stack of Hyper Rhythm. Can stack up to 3 times.
	Phoenix Radiance	The phoenix's flickering shadow emits a haunting melody, but the light follows sooths and heals.	"Healing Harmony" Improvements: Reduced cooldown by 50% and DMG +3% for 10 seconds. "Healing Tones" Improvements: Reduced cooldown by 50% and DMG -3% for 10 seconds. Increase Mastery to level 30 to change an additional effect: "Healing Harmony" Improvements: Reduced cooldown by 50% and DMG +5% for 10 seconds. "Healing Tones" Improvements: Reduced cooldown by 50% and DMG -5% for 10 seconds.
	Plumed Charm	This amulet made of Phoenix feathers grants everlasting vitality.	Max HP +4% Move SPD +2% Increase Mastery to level 30 to change an additional effect: Max HP +6% Move SPD +4%

Right Path

“	Holy light shines upon those who wield a strong, divine melody. All regrets are purified to the tune.	”

Icon	Name	Description	Effect
	String of Punishment	Upon the Angel's arrival, a divine melody is played. The Angel will punish the wicked.	This skill is chargeable. When half charged, this skill deals DMG +70%. When fully charged, this skill deals DMG +150%. Adds 1 stack of Harmonious Melody. Can stack up to 3 times.
	Resonating Touch	All it takes is alittle fine tuning to change the harp's resonance.	"Storm Song" Improvements: DMG +10% and Range +2 meters. "Blissful Harmony" Improvements: DMG +10% and DMG from next attack +20%. Lasts 20 seconds. Increase Mastery to level 30 to change an additional effect: "Storm Song" Improvements: DMG +20% and Range +3 meters. "Blissful Harmony" Improvements: DMG +15% and DMG from next attack +25%. Lasts 20 seconds.
	Sonic Resonation	Bestowed with divine power, the harp's song can reach the very depths of one's soul.	DMG +10% Increased Attack Speed, and skill cooldown reduced 6%. Increase Mastery to level 30 to change an additional effect: DMG +15% Increased Attack Speed, and skill cooldown reduced 8%.

Gallery

Renders

Female Bard render

Male Bard render

See also

• Harp
• Bard/Skills
• Bard/Masteries
• Bard/Adventurer's Road